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Plant Sciences
Juliana S. Baggio, Carolina S. Rebello, Mayara B. de Morais, Marcus V. Marin, Andre B. Gama, Bruna B. Forcelini, James C. Mertely, Natalia A. Peres
Summary: Recently, the Florida strawberry industry has been severely affected by a new disease caused by the fungus Neopestalotipsis spp. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of different fungicides in controlling the disease. In vitro tests were conducted to determine the sensitivity of the fungus to various fungicides, and field experiments were carried out to assess their efficacy. The results showed that certain single- and multisite fungicides were effective in inhibiting pathogen growth and suppressing disease development, while others showed little or no effect. Resistance to certain fungicides was also observed. These findings provide valuable information for managing Neopestalotiopsis fruit rot and leaf spot in strawberry production.
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Environmental Sciences
Chendong Sun, Xiaofang Yang, Qijuan Gu, Guihua Jiang, Lan Shen, Jiayan Zhou, Long Li, Hexiu Chen, Guofang Zhang, Yuchao Zhang
Summary: Nanoplastics have varying effects on strawberry growth and metabolism, with different cultivars displaying different sensitivities. Differential gene expression and endogenous oxidative stress contribute to the cultivar-specific responses to nanoplastics. These findings have implications for understanding nanoplastic effects on strawberries and identifying marker genes.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wiebke Kamper, Cao Dinh Dung, Steven M. Ogbourne, Helen M. Wallace, Stephen J. Trueman
Summary: Cross-pollination is not necessary for strawberry fruit production, and fruit quality is mainly affected by the number of fertilised seeds.
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Plant Sciences
Nafiye Unal, Ibrahim Kahramanoglu, Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh, Jale Bilgin, Volkan Okatan
Summary: This study compared the effect of different growing media (soil and hydroponic system) on the fruit quality and phytochemical contents of two cultivars of strawberries (Yellow Wonder and Camarosa). The results showed that the fruit weight, firmness, and soluble solid content were higher in the hydroponic media. Glucose and fructose content were higher in the soil media, with Yellow Wonder having higher values than Camarosa. The total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity were higher in the soil media, with Yellow Wonder having higher values than Camarosa. Overall, Yellow Wonder had better pomological characteristics than Camarosa.
Review
Plant Sciences
Carlos Sanchez-Gomez, David Pose, Carmen Martin-Pizarro
Summary: Fruit ripening is a complex process involving various physiological and biochemical changes, aiming to maximize fruit quality and consumer acceptance. It involves changes in color, content of sugars, organic acids, and secondary metabolites, as well as remodeling of cell walls. Transcription factors and phytohormones play important roles in regulating fruit ripening.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Omiros Antoniou, Antonios Chrysargyris, Panayiota Xylia, Nikolaos Tzortzakis
Summary: This study investigated the impact of AMF on the growth and quality of strawberries, finding that 10 mg/L of selenium had a negative effect on plant growth, while AMF inoculation helped improve plants' adaptation to selenium, enhancing antioxidant mechanisms and nutrient accumulation in fruits. Strawberry plants are a strong candidate for selenium biofortification, potentially increasing consumers' selenium intake.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Safina Naz, Sajid Ali, Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Azam, Hasan Sardar, Ghulam Khaliq, Ihsan Canan, Shaghef Ejaz
Summary: Recent postharvest studies have shown that adding an antioxidative agent in a polysaccharide-based edible coating reduces postharvest losses and extends the shelf life of a coated fruit. The addition of ascorbic acid in chitosan-based coating on strawberry fruits under cold storage conditions was found to reduce decay percentage, malondialdehyde content and hydrogen peroxide. Furthermore, the combined CH + AA application maintained fruit quality and suppressed fruit softening.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Micol Marcellini, Luca Mazzoni, Davide Raffaelli, Valeria Pergolotti, Francesca Balducci, Franco Capocasa, Bruno Mezzetti
Summary: Genotype, environment, and cultivation system play a significant role in determining strawberry yield and quality. This study demonstrates that reducing water supply negatively affects plant growth and yield but improves fruit quality. However, providing a slightly higher water supply can ensure normal plant development and higher yields.
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Plant Sciences
Andres Pinto-Poblete, Jorge Retamal-Salgado, Maria Dolores Lopez, Nelson Zapata, Angela Sierra-Almeida, Mauricio Schoebitz
Summary: This study evaluated the combined effect of microplastics and cadmium on a soil-plant system, finding that microplastics and/or cadmium can affect plant growth and yield, as well as the accumulation of cadmium in the roots and soil. The increased bioavailability of cadmium due to microplastics presence may explain the observed negative effects on soil properties and strawberry plant performance.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pol Rey-Serra, Mourad Mnejja, Amparo Monfort
Summary: This study identified shared QTLs for fruit traits in different strawberry populations, and discovered new QTL regions for fruit firmness and shape. The results provide valuable genetic information for strawberry breeding programs and offer a new set of SNP markers for use in marker-assisted selection.
Article
Agronomy
Sorachi Saiga, Maiko Tada, Tenta Segawa, Yu Sugihara, Minami Nishikawa, Natsu Makita, Minami Sakamoto, Kanako Tanaka, Takuya Wada, Hiroki Takagi
Summary: This study used genome-wide association study and physical map localization to define the genomic region for the perpetual flowering trait in strawberry, providing clues for further isolation of its causal gene.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Wenjing Lu, Xiaopeng Wei, Xueyuan Han, Renchi Chen, Chaogeng Xiao, Xiaojie Zheng, Linchun Mao
Summary: This study confirms the crucial role of ABA in regulating the ripening of non-climacteric strawberry fruit. Silencing FaMADS1 in strawberries promotes fruit ripening and increases the content of anthocyanin and soluble pectin but decreases firmness and protopectin. Genes related to anthocyanin, softening, and aroma are significantly induced in the modified fruit. The interaction between FaMADS1 and ABA-related transcription factors is investigated, suggesting that FaTRAB1 can bind with the FaMADS1 promoter and inhibit FaMADS1 expression.
Article
Plant Sciences
Thiago Rutz, Juliano Tadeu Vilela de Resende, Keny Henrique Mariguele, Ricardo Antonio Zeist, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva
Summary: Through genetic analysis and fruit quality evaluation, 44 superior short-day strawberry genotypes were selected from a pool of 1500 varieties. The RVDA11CR59 genotype had the best attributes, but the RVCS44CR population obtained through crosses with other varieties had the highest number of selected individuals.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuchao Zhang, Lixiang Miao, Xiaofang Yang, Guihua Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the antifungal activity of Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) in strawberry plants. The results showed differences in TLP gene expression patterns across different resistant strawberry cultivars and faster defense responses to pathogenic fungi in resistant cultivars.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Carlos F. Grellet-Bournonville, Pia de los Angeles Di Peto, Ana M. Cervino Dowling, Atilio P. Castagnaro, Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann, Juan C. Diaz Ricci, Alicia Mamani, Maria P. Filippone
Summary: This study identified bioactive compounds from field-collected strawberry leaves capable of inducing defense responses in Arabidopsis thaliana against a bacterial pathogen. The methanolic extracts of leaves sampled in December showed the highest content of total soluble phenolic compounds. The defense response in A. thaliana induced by the extracts was attributed to two ellagitannins, HeT and galloyl-HHDP-glucose, providing economic value to strawberry leaves as a raw material for plant health enhancer bioinputs.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ertan Yildirim, Melek Ekinci, Metin Turan
Summary: The study demonstrates that biochar can enhance the physiological and biochemical attributes of drought tolerance in cabbage seedlings, mitigating the negative impacts of drought stress on plant growth characteristics. Biochar applications significantly increase leaf water relative content and photosynthetic activity of cabbage seedlings, improving plant adaptation to drought conditions.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Raziye Kul, Tuba Arjumend, Melek Ekinci, Ertan Yildirim, Metin Turan, Sanem Argin
Summary: Soil salinity is a global issue expected to worsen in arid regions due to climate change. The study found that biochar amendment could improve tomato plant growth under salt stress conditions, with 5% and 10% biochar applications showing the most positive effects on physiological parameters and growth.
SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Metin Turan, Melek Ekinci, Raziye Kul, Fatma G. Boynueyri, Ertan Yildirim
Summary: This research demonstrates that tolerance of cucumber seedlings to salt stress can be increased by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) treatments. H2S treatments mitigate the negative effects of salt stress on plant growth properties and chlorophyll content, reduce membrane permeability and increase leaf relative water content. Furthermore, H2S treatments improve photosynthetic properties and ion balance, suppress reactive oxygen species formation, and modulate antioxidant enzyme activity and osmolyte accumulation.
JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Mehmet Kerim Gullap, Sedat Severoglu, Tuba Karabacak, Abdullah Yazici, Melek Ekinci, Metin Turan, Ertan Yildirim
Summary: This study investigated the effects of biochar on soybean seedlings under drought stress. The results showed that biochar amendment can alleviate the negative impact of drought on soybean growth and chlorophyll content.
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CROP AND HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Metin Turan, Seda Erenler, Melek Ekinci, Ertan Yildirim, Sanem Argin
Summary: Intercropping cauliflower with leaf lettuce can increase the yield and quality of cauliflower, and the total yield of the intercropping system is higher than that of the monocropping system. The intercropping system is more productive and can improve fertilizer use efficiency, soil organic matter, and nutrient content.
Article
Agronomy
Metin Turan, Melek Ekinci, Raziye Kul, Ayhan Kocaman, Sanem Argin, Anastasia M. Zhirkova, Irina Perminova, Ertan Yildirim
Summary: Foliar applications of humic substances together with Fe fertilizers can enhance nutrient uptake, growth characteristics, and yield of plants, with biostimulants containing higher fulvic acid content showing greater effectiveness in foliar applications.
Article
Plant Sciences
Z. Gokdas, E. Yildirim, S. Gupta, I. Demir
Summary: The aging process reduces seed vigor and viability. This study investigated the effects of karrikinolide (KAR1) and hydropriming on the germination and repair mechanism of unaged and artificially aged pepper, marrow, and cabbage seeds. The results showed that KAR1 treatment improved germination, reduced electrical conductivity and potassium leakage, and increased the fresh and dry weights of seedlings. This suggests that KAR1 application can enhance the performance of aged seeds in germination.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ertan Yildirim, Melek Ekinci, Metin Turan, Selda Ors, Atilla Dursun
Summary: Salinity causes significant yield and quality losses in agricultural production, leading to major economic losses worldwide. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a crucial role in alleviating physiological and metabolic processes in plants, increasing tolerance to abiotic stress conditions. A study examined the effects of H2S treatments on tomato seedlings to mitigate the harmful effects of salt stress. The results showed that H2S treatment increased stress tolerance in tomato seedlings by regulating mineral element and hormone content, as well as enhancing photosynthetic activity.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Raziye Kul, Ertan Yildirim, Melek Ekinci, Metin Turan, Sezai Ercisli
Summary: This study found that biochar and process water derived from hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of municipal waste can enhance nitrogen efficiency and promote plant growth when used in combination with chemical nitrogen (CN) fertilizer. However, using biochar and process water alone without CN is insufficient to meet the nitrogen requirement of plants.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Esin Dadasoglu, Melek Ekinci, Metin Turan, Ertan Yildirim
Summary: This study investigated the morphological and biochemical changes of bean plants in response to biochar treatment under cadmium stress. The results showed that biochar treatment effectively improved the tolerance of bean seedlings to cadmium and reduced oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activity, as well as the decrease in nutrient element content in bean plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mostafakamal Shams, Esra Arslan Yuksel, Guleray Agar, Melek Ekinci, Raziye Kul, Metin Turan, Ertan Yildirim
Summary: The mechanism of capsaicinoids' biosynthesis under salinity stress in pungent peppers was investigated by growing Habanero and Maras genotypes under normal and salinity conditions. Salinity stress harmed plant growth but increased the capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin contents in the fruits. Overexpression of the PAL1, pAMT, and PUN1 genes in the roots, along with increased capsaicinoid contents, were observed under salinity stress. The production of capsaicinoids is not limited to the fruits of pungent peppers.
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abdurrahim Yilmaz, Ertan Yildirim, Hilal Yilmaz, Hakki Ekrem Soydemir, Emrah Guler, Vahdettin Ciftci, Mehmet Yaman
Summary: The study found that the mixture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance the growth and enzymatic activity of basil plants under salt stress. AMF can increase the leaf number and antioxidant enzyme activity of basil, while reducing the loss of chlorophyll caused by salt stress. Multivariate analyses revealed the significant impact of AMF inoculation on basil yield and enzymatic activity. Therefore, AMF has potential applications in mitigating plant growth issues under salt stress.
Article
Horticulture
Esin Dadasoglu, Metin Turan, Melek Ekinci, Sanem Argin, Ertan Yildirim
Summary: This study investigated the effect of different doses of melatonin on the growth, biochemical and physiological properties of chickpea under salt stress. The results showed that melatonin treatments increased plant growth and tolerance, and modulated the biochemical and physiological properties of the plants. Especially, the treatment with 100 μM melatonin showed good performance in reducing the negative influence of salt on chickpea seedlings.
Article
Horticulture
Halil Ibrahim Ozturk, Hazel Nas, Melek Ekinci, Metin Turan, Sezai Ercisli, Haluk Kemal Narmanlioglu, Ertan Yildirim, Amine Assouguem, Rafa Almeer, Amany A. Sayed, Ilaria Peluso
Summary: This study evaluated the antioxidant activities, phenolic compounds, and hormone contents of 12 species of edible wild plants consumed by the local people in the Ergan Mountain region of Turkey. Results showed that Polygonum cognatum and Malva neglecta had higher antioxidant enzyme activity, phenolic compounds, and hormone content compared to other species. The findings suggest that these wild vegetables are a valuable source of natural antioxidants and should be further investigated for their potential as functional foods.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ozkan Kaya, Cafer Kose, Ahmet Esitken, Metin Turan, Ozlem Utku
Summary: This study focused on simulating temperature changes in early spring to understand frost damage in apricot trees, finding that pistils are more cold-tolerant than receptacles in apricot flowers. Organic acids and soluble sugars were found to influence frost tolerance in apricot organs, with receptacles showing more sensitivity to low temperatures than pistils. The data suggests that high levels of sucrose and organic acids contribute to frost tolerance in apricot organs.
RENDICONTI LINCEI-SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Elmira Jalilzadeh Khoie, Zohreh Jabbarzadeh, Parviz Norouzi, Mohsen Barin, Maryam Razavi
Summary: This study investigated the impact of silicon on plant traits of rose plants and found that silicon treatment can improve flowering stem length and diameter, petal thickness, flower weight, and delay flower senescence. Foliar application of silicon also increased leaf content of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and silicon.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Daocheng Ma, Weichao Teng, Yi-Ting Mo, Biao Yi, Wen-Lang Chen, Yan-Ping Pang, Linghui Wang
Summary: This study investigated the nutrient requirements and effects of fertilization on the soil properties and growth status of Erythropalum scandens seedlings through a series of pot experiments. The results revealed that E. scandens seedlings have a stronger sensitivity to nitrogen levels, and excessive fertilization can lead to soil acidification. Proper fertilization treatments can promote better growth status of the seedlings.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Javid Norouzi, Saeed Sayfzadeh, Davood Eradatmand Asli, Hamidreza Zakerin, Esmaeil Hadidi Masouleh
Summary: The effect of nitrogen splitting and different irrigation conditions on agronomic and physiological traits of corn was examined. Drought stress resulted in decreased yield, increased proline and abscisic acid contents. The Maxima cultivar exhibited higher resistance to drought stress. Single cross 704 cultivar showed better adaptability to drought stress and nitrogen deficiency.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ibrahim Erdal, Hakan Aktas, Cennet Yaylaci, Sevkiye Armagan Turkan, Gulnur Aydin, Yunus Hor
Summary: The study examined the effects of growth media made of peat and different domestic materials on tomato nutrition, growth, and yield as an alternative to cocopeat in Turkiye. It was found that using vermicompost and its mixtures with peat as growth media resulted in the highest leaf and fruit nutrient concentrations. The highest fruit yields and biomass weights were obtained with solely peat and 1:1 peat + vermicompost medium. Peat-containing growth media, especially peat + vermicompost mixtures, can be used as alternatives to cocopeat in soilless tomato cultivation.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kiron Bhakat, Ekramul Islam, Samir Kumar Mukherjee
Summary: This study investigated the effectiveness of bacterially solubilized zinc (BSZn) on the early growth of rice plants and the concentration of zinc in the plant parts. The results showed that BSZn can promote seed germination and seedling growth, increase chlorophyll and carotenoid content, and enhance zinc accumulation in the roots of rice seedlings.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2024)